DOI issue:
Nr. 191 (February 1909)
DOI article:Pen drawings with special reference to a recent 'Studio' competition
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20966#0075
Pen Drawing
and studied rendering of the White Lion Inn, at
Otindle, is not less interesting as an example of
quite a different manner of handling. This last
drawing is architectural rather than pictorial, a
statement of facts without disguise, but yet it is not
blankly realistic and it does not sacrifice technical
refinements for the sake of attaining an excessive
actuality. It shows a firm sense of construction
and is pleasantly restrained.
A robuster style is seen in the sketch by “ Thanet,”
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and studied rendering of the White Lion Inn, at
Otindle, is not less interesting as an example of
quite a different manner of handling. This last
drawing is architectural rather than pictorial, a
statement of facts without disguise, but yet it is not
blankly realistic and it does not sacrifice technical
refinements for the sake of attaining an excessive
actuality. It shows a firm sense of construction
and is pleasantly restrained.
A robuster style is seen in the sketch by “ Thanet,”
53